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AGIOS GEORGIOS (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 61127
Agios Georgios is the smallest village of the municipality of Alexander
the Great with 321 residents according to the census of 1991. It is 20 km away
from Giannitsa and 30
km from Edessa. The residents
deal with the stockbreeding and agriculture. The most important cultivations are
peaches and asparagus. The village has been built around its square, where there
is the new two-storied building of the community bureau and the war memorial.
The square is surrounded by very tall pine trees and grass planted
gardens. Agios Georgios is the first village in the municipality, where have been
placed mail boxes in front of the community bureau. In the same building there
is the community clinic while behind it there are the Primary school and the Kindergarden.
Across the road there is the old and beautiful church of Saint Dimitrios. Both
the church and the village have great history, which goes back in the beginning
of the 19th century.
In the north-west part of the village, on the way to Liparo
there is the Agricultural corporation and the football field of the team P.A.O.K.
of Agios Georgios. The Cultural Association "Alexander the Great" is
also activated in the village. There is great interest for the unexplored, up
today, hills which are outside of the village. It is speculated that at their
basis there are hidden tombs of the Hellenistic Era. There is also a lot of green
and many trees in the area, as well as the local refreshment stand. Altogether,
they create an artificial paradise, perfect place for resting and excursions.
DROSSERO (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 96167
Drossero is built in a distance of 1.5 Km from Gypsohori, at the foot
of mountain Paiko. The
population is 558 residents according to the census of 1991. Following the left
entrance of the village, we see the building of the Agricultural co-operation
of Drossero, the strongest co-operation of the municipality.
In a distance of 100m, in a big plot there is the two-storey local
building, where there is the Kindergarten. In the past, the first floor was the
guest room. The Kindergarten has one room with a lot of school equipment, capable
to cover the needs of six children of the village and the kindergartener who takes
care of them.
Walking along the road, on the left there is the church of Saint Constantinos
and Saint Eleni. In the center of the village there are gathered all the cafes
and the rest social services. In the two-storey building of the community bureau
there is the veterinary clinic and the community clinic. In the same area there
is the Primary School and the building of the Cultural Association of Drossero
"Philippos". Opposite, there is the building where the Police Station
was sheltered. On the right entrance of the village, in a 200m distance, there
is the football field of the team "Megas Alexandros". In the land of
the community of Drossero, a narrow stripe of forest is included. It covers 9.000
m² at the foot of Paiko mountain.
GALATADES (Small town) GIANNITSA
The village of Galatades is built two kilometers northern of Egnatia
Street, on the road axis of Giannitsa
- Krya Vrysi. It is the
biggest village of the area and the headquarters of the Municipality of Alexander
the Great. Its residents are farmers and it consists the center of the asparagus
production in Greece. At the entrance of the village there is a square dedicated
to Philipimin Gratsios, the man who brought the asparagus plantation in Galatades,
in the early '70s and contributed to the village's progress.
Going through the main road of the village, we pass by the Cultural
Association "Philippos" of Galatades. In the old Town Hall function
the Open Protection Center for the Elderly (KAPI), the Community Clinic and the
Municipal Developing Service (DEAMA). Next to it, is situeted the contemporary
building of the Town Hall, headquarters and heart of the Municipality, where all
the services of the Municipality are sheltered. Behind the Town Hall there are
the Nursery School and the Kindergarten. Going on to the road of Krya Vrysi, we
reach at a park of 50 Km², which has recently been reformed, with paving, plantations
and playground for children. Across the road there is the building of the Primary
School, in the same yard with the Church of Saint Athanasios.
On the right side of the road, there is the football court which is
also used for cultural activities. Within a short distance are situated the installations
of the Agricultural Association of Galatades, one of the most dynamic in the area.
It has ice chambers and sorting out rooms, for trading the asparagus abroad and
the peaches to the local manufacturing units. At the end of the village, on the
right side there is the playfield of the football team "Olympiakos"
of Galatades.
KARIOTISSA (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 41333
The village of Kariotissa with population 2,087 residents (census
1991) was the greater village of the Pella Prefecture. However, the last few years
the population reduces. It is situated in the northeastern edge of the municipality
of Alexander the Great and it is 7 Km away from Giannitsa. The distance from Thessaloniki
is 58Km and from Edessa 48Km. The Egnatia Via, the main road axis Thessaloniki-Edessa,
goes through the village. On the southern side of Egnatia Via, in the center of
the village, it is situated its square, with grass planted gardens and trees.
Cafeterias, restaurants, cafes, taverns and every kind of shop are interspersed
along the road, offering to the travelers an ideal place for resting and supply.
In the square rises the two-storey building of the community bureau,
of which in the ground floor are sheltered the community clinic and TOEB-s offices.
At its side, there is the building where the Police Station of Kariotissa was
sheltered till a few years ago, and the building of the cultural association "Akrites".
Across the way, there is the Post Office and in the end of the square, under the
shadow of a plane-tree, there is the taxi station. At the entrance of the village
we see the Pilot High School of Kariotissa, with a remarkable library, and a little
farther the chapel of Agia Paraskevi. The road at the left leads to the Municipal
Stadium of Kariotissa, playground of the football team AEK of Kariotissa. The
church of the Assumption of the Virgin and the Primary School are situated a few
meters southern of the main road. The well laid out streets of the village cause
a sensation to visitors, who characteristically say "there everything is
flat and the streets are vertical between them".
LIPARO (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 61228
Liparo is situated in a flat area among the villages Kalivia
- Agios Georgios
- Galatades - Aspro
- Esovalta. It
is 10m above sea level and according to the 1991 census, it has 550 residents.
The distance from Giannitsa
is 18 Km and from Edessa
25 Km. The village has a very important history and two churches of which, the
one dates back to 606 A.D. In 29 of August the village celebrates the decapitation
of John the Baptist organizing a festival and cultural demonstrations.
The main occupation of the residents is the cultivation of asparagus,
peaches and vegetables in greenhouses. Some residents deal with the stockbreeding.
Liparo has a good street plan, which was designed in 1935. Along the main floodlighted
street with the traffic island, are gathered all the services of the village.
In the building of the community bureau are gathered the services of the Agricultural
Co-operation, the Agricultural Association and the community clinic.
Across the road there is the municipal refreshment stand. In a short
distance there are the church of Apostle Paul, the Primary School and the Kindergarten.
Near the village, on the way to Galatades, there is the building of the State
Vehicle Checking (KTEO) which is the only one in Pella Prefecture. On the west
side of the village, on the way to Aspro, is situated the playground of the football
team Aris of Liparo.
PALEFYTO (Small town) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23820 41444
Palefito is situated one Km away from Egnatia Street, on its right
side. It is a modern village with 1446 residents and powerful organizations. At
the entrance of the village there is the fully equipped building of the Agricultural
Co-operation, which was founded in 1966 and has 576 members. Apart from the supply
of its members with fertilizers and the trade of their products, the Co-operation
has undertaken the collection of deposits on behalf of the Agrarian Bank of Giannitsa.
In the town square of the village, are situated the buildings of the
cultural association "Pyrsos" , the community bureau and the community
clinic. Plenty of cafes and taverns are gathered at that place. Across the road
there is the taxi station. Behind the square is the recently built church of Saint
Nicolaos. On the left side of the main road, on the way to Trifili,
there is the open theatre, which was built recently at the point where the old
football field used to be. The new football playground of Aris of Palefito is
built on the eastern side of the village, behind the Primary School. Next to them,
there is the building of the Kindergarten and the Nursery School.
TRIFYLLI (Village) GIANNITSA
Tel: +30 23810 94209
At the 62nd km of the National road Thessaloniki-Edessa
there is the crossing to Trifili. The village is located to the right in one kilometer's
distance. The population rises to 543 residents. At the entrance of the village
there is the stone-built Primary School, which was built in 1950 and founded by
the King of Greece Pavlos. The previous school building was burnt during the civil
war. Nowadays, the Primary School does not function in Trifili and the students
study in the school of Palefyto.
For the last two years, the Kindergarden has been sheltered in. Although it is
one-seat school, it uses both classrooms of the building. Twelve children from
the village study in it and the staff is consisted of one kindergartener.
On the left side of the main road, there is the two-storied building
of the community with flower planted gardens and lots of trees. Here are the headquarters
of the Cultural Association "Dimokritos", the K.A.P.I. and the community
clinic. Within a short distance, there is a square with a fountain and many trees.
Across the way, there is the exquisite church of distance, there is a square with
a fountain and many trees. Across the way, there is the exquisite stone-built
church of "Ypapanti of the Lord" dedicated to the day priest Simon welcomed
and met Christ 40 days after His birth. At the end of the village, on the road
to Gypsohori, there is the football field of the local team Iraklis of Trifili.
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